Leon Cray Roper
1898 - 1979 (81 years)-
Name Leon Cray Roper [1, 2] Birth 5 Jul 1898 Franklin County, Illinois, USA 
[1, 2] Gender Male Industry Plumbing Supply [1] Residence 1930 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA [1] StreetAddress: West Gladys Ave.; Age: 31; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: No; CanReadWrite: Yes; ClassofWorker: Wage or salary worker; EnumerationDistrict: 1031; HomeOwnership: Rented; IsEmployed: Yes; LiveOnFarm: No; OwnedRadio: Yes; RegistrationDistrict: 1031; ValueOfHome: 20.00; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head; Occupation: Laborer Residence 1935 Frankfort, Franklin, Illinois, USA [2] Residence 1940 Frankfort, Franklin, Illinois, USA [2] StreetAddress: North High Line; Age: 41; Occupation: Laborer; AttendedSchool: No; ClassofWorker: Employer; EmploymentCode: 2; EmploymentDetails: No; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 28-38; GradeCompleted: Elementary school, 8th grade; HomeOwnership: Rented; Income: 396; IncomeOtherSources: Yes; IsEmployed: No; MonthsUnEmployedPastYear: 104; OwnsFarm: No; PublicEmergencyWork: Yes; ResidenceFarmNineteenThirtyFive: No; SeekingWork: No; ValueOfHome: 7000; WeeksWorked: 18; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head Death 7 Dec 1979 West Frankfort, Franklin, Illinois, USA Person ID I14398 MontyHistNotes_III | William Alexander Montgomery and Agnes _____ Last Modified 7 Aug 2026
Family Lila May Simmons, b. 21 Oct 1906, St Clair County, Alabama, USA d. 28 May 1953, West Frankfort, Franklin, Illinois, USA (Age 46 years) Children 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living 4. Living Family ID F7266 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Aug 2026
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Residence - StreetAddress: West Gladys Ave.; Age: 31; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: No; CanReadWrite: Yes; ClassofWorker: Wage or salary worker; EnumerationDistrict: 1031; HomeOwnership: Rented; IsEmployed: Yes; LiveOnFarm: No; OwnedRadio: Yes; RegistrationDistrict: 1031; ValueOfHome: 20.00; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head; Occupation: Laborer - 1930 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA 
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Sources - [S280] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 1031; FHL microfilm: 2340197.
Record for Leon Roper
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6224&h=83685770&indiv=try - [S1430] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Frankfort, Franklin, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00804; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 28-38.
Record for Leon Roper
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2442&h=142333048&indiv=try
- [S280] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 1031; FHL microfilm: 2340197.
